The Dose

Find Out What’s Springing Up at SOCO!

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By Greer Wylder
March 13, 2014

It sure feels like spring in OC and during the next few months, five exciting new retailers will spring into the popular SOCO Collection - Costa Mesa’s must-see destination for food, design, and shopping. These new additions will have something for everyone - from the athlete, to the designer to the dessert lover - SOCO has it all!  Read on to learn more about the new shops in town, and make sure to visit SOCO this season!     Two top design showrooms - Environment Furniture and The Shade Store have already opened their doors at SOCO and have been busy…

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Spring Fashions Solutions

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By Greer Wylder
March 12, 2014

When it comes to shopping for coveted jeans it’s hard to beat the denim bar, Solutions The Premium Denim Store in Newport Beach. Owner, Susan Cianciulli Bailey chooses the hottest brands and most flattering styles. And now’s the time to find great deals at Solutions; its Spring tent sale starts Thursday, March 13 through Saturday, March 15. You can save up to 75% off on dresses, tops, and blouses and men’s and women’s denim will be priced at $70. Solutions carries favorite denim brands such as Paige Denim, Joe’s, Genetic, Hudson, Big Star Jeans, 7 For All Mankind,  and much…

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The Dirtiest Race

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By Greer Wylder
March 11, 2014

From the same people who bring us the Irvine Lake Mud Run and That Dam Mud Run comes Orange County’s liveliest mud run, “Spring Break at the Lake” on Saturday, March 29, traversing the scenic trails of Oak Canyon Park. Participants in the the 5k + mud run will cover on and off roads, hills, water, and professionally built obstacles. More than a dozen mud pits will dare runners to jump in and join the fun. Gates open at 6:30 a.m., with “waves” of runners ages thirteen and above participating in subsequent events. The first wave welcomes non-timed teams and…

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Bowling, Burgers & Beer

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By Greer Wylder
March 10, 2014

The trendy and popular San Diego based Tavern + Bowl just opened its first Orange County location at The Triangle in Costa Mesa. Costa Mesa 55 Tavern + Bowl features 10 premier bowling lanes with state-of-the-art scoring systems, flat-screen TV’s for watching sports, and a full-service menu with beers on tap, wine and cocktails, as well as entertainment activities for the entire family such as birthday bashes for kids. From the menu you can order, grilled oysters Kilpatrick glazed with decadent honey bourbon garlic butter and topped with savory bacon breadcrumbs; or filet mignon steak tacos, with chimichurri-marinated grilled steak,…

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Eureka! We Found it in HB!

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By Greer Wylder
March 07, 2014

Orange County just opened its first Eureka! at Bella Terra In Huntington Beach rounding out the Eureka! restaurant group to a dozen locations. They pride themselves on serving locally sourced produce, with an American cuisine theme complemented by 100% American craft beer, small batch whiskeys, in-house aging barrels, and specialty cocktails. Menu highlights include the Osso Buco Riblets with sherry braised pork, lightly tossed in a fire cracker aioli; Fresno Fig Burger with homemade fig marmalade, melted goat cheese, crispy bacon, garnished with minced tomato, onion, and arugula, dolloped in a spicy porter mustard; Watermelon Salad featuring quinoa, diced cucumber, tomato and zucchini, chopped walnuts,…

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